Right then, I've been mooching about on here for a while been don't really post much.

Truth be told I'm not huge on retro stuff, I just like bikes and building them! Must admit, I like my old Kona though

So I built up a DMR, which at 15", and me at 6'4", was a bit small. So I did a swap for a 17.5" Kona Fire Mountain in blue, grabbed a few cheaply bits off of here and eBay, and set about having a tough hardtail for the trails.

Circa 2000 bomber Z3, race face cranks with FSA ring, a few shimano bits knocking about and some heavy wheels for the rocks!

It was pretty good but the forks were saggy and I was doing more commuting than trails so I had to make a change.....

SACRELEDGE I hear you cry! But the paint was turd, the decals were messy and I couldn't bring myself to liking the blue.....although I miss it now!

2 hours + 1 Popeye arm = no decals and a serious forearm problem lol

Did some etch primer, then filler, then the final colour followed by copious amounts of t-cut .

And that's how it ended for a year or so. On-One carbon forks (950g), avid BB5 front disc with 185mm rotor, same cranks and pedals and shifter. DMR wingbar, LX cassette and XT rear mech, some lighter wheels, a planet x stem and some better pads for the rear brake.

Have been in touch with Gil about new decals but never got round to ordering, will have to touch base again soon.

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